Description: Better Active than Radioactive!: Anti-Nuclear Protest in 1970s France and West Germany (Oxford Historical Monographs) [Hardcover] Tompkins, Andrew S. Product Overview During the 1970s, hundreds of thousands of people across Western Europe protested against civil nuclear energy. Nowhere were they more visible than in France and Germany-two countries where environmentalism seems to have diverged greatly since. This volume recovers the shared, transnational history of the early anti-nuclear movement, showing how low-level interactions among diverse activists led to far-reaching changes in both countries. Because nuclear energy was such a multivalent symbol, protest against it was simultaneously broad-based and highly fragmented. 'Concerned citizens' in communities near planned facilities felt that nuclear technology represented an outside intervention that potentially threatened their health, material existence, and way of life. In the decade after 1968, their concerns coalesced with more overtly 'political' criticisms of consumer society, the state, and militarism. Farmers, housewives, hippies, anarchists, and many more who defied categorization joined forces to oppose nuclear power, but the movement remained internally contradictory and outwardly unpredictable-not least with regard to violence at demonstrations. By analyzing the transnational dimensions, diverse outcomes, and internal divisions of anti-nuclear protest, Better Active than Radioactive! provides an encompassing and nuanced understanding of one of the largest 'New Social Movements' in post-war Western Europe and situates it within a decade of upheaval and protest. Drawing extensively on oral history interviews as well as police, media, and activist sources, this volume tells the story of the people behind the protests, showing how individuals at the grassroots built up a movement that transcended national borders as well as political and social differences. Read more Details Publisher : Oxford University Press (September 9, 2016) Language : English Hardcover : 284 pages ISBN-10 : 0198779054 ISBN-13 : 56 Item Weight : 1 pounds Dimensions : 8.6 x 0.9 x 5.6 inches Best Sellers Rank: #8,529,328 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #15,405 in European History (Books) #15,828 in French History (Books) #19,429 in Environmentalism #15,405 in European History (Books) #15,828 in French History (Books) We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.
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ISBN: 0198779054
ISBN10: 0198779054
ISBN13: 9780198779056
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Brand: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
GTIN: 09780198779056
Number of Pages: 284 Pages
Publication Name: Better Active than Radioactive! : Anti-Nuclear Protest in 1970s France and West Germany
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Subject: World / European, Political Process / Political Advocacy, Europe / General
Publication Year: 2016
Item Height: 0.9 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16.1 Oz
Author: Andrew S. Tompkins
Subject Area: Political Science, History
Item Length: 8.8 in
Item Width: 5.6 in
Series: Oxford Historical Monographs
Format: Hardcover
